So I decided to play outside my roll for a bit today(only have like 12 buyins or something) and play some 600NL. These people are absolutely insane. They'll raise up to 6xbb with absolute crap on a consistent basis. I really don't see how you deal with the crazy lags at this level. Here are a couple hands from today. I dropped about $800 to begin with, then I made back about $300 and played some 400NL later to make back about another $300 to end up down about $200 for the day. I don't think I'll venture up here again for quite sometime.


Hand #1:
Do you push this one or see the turn and then push if its not a scary draw completing card? The board was really draw heavy so I didn't really expect a call...

POKERSTARS GAME #2410882344: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($3/$6) - 2005/08/24 - 04:56:19 (ET)
Table 'Isis' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: Strumpan ($403.50 in chips)
Seat 5: andr3w321 ($580.25 in chips)
Seat 6: MI D Rock ($296.60 in chips)
MI D Rock: posts small blind $3
Strumpan: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to andr3w321 [:Qs: :Qd:]
andr3w321: raises $12 to $18
MI D Rock: folds
Strumpan: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [ ]
Strumpan: checks
andr3w321: bets $36
Strumpan: raises $48 to $84
andr3w321: raises $478.25 to $562.25 and is all-in
Strumpan: calls $301.50 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [5h 4d 6d] [:Ks:]
*** RIVER *** [5h 4d 6d Ks] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Strumpan: shows [5d Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
andr3w321: mucks hand
Strumpan collected $809 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $810 | Rake $1
Board [5h 4d 6d Ks 9d]
Seat 4: Strumpan (big blind) showed [5d Ad] and won ($809) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: andr3w321 (button) mucked [Qs Qd]
Seat 6: MI D Rock (small blind) folded before Flop

Hand #2:
Okay wtf on this one this guy's raising J2s? This hand isn't really up for analysis I was just shocked at his bad play. Is this normal at this level?

POKERSTARS GAME #2410886628: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($3/$6) - 2005/08/24 - 04:59:34 (ET)
Table 'Isis' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: DocTiger ($120 in chips)
Seat 5: andr3w321 ($434.75 in chips)
Seat 6: MI D Rock ($351.70 in chips)
DocTiger: posts small blind $3
andr3w321: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to andr3w321 [ :Kh:]
MI D Rock: folds
DocTiger: raises $12 to $18
andr3w321: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [:Kc: ]
DocTiger: bets $6
MI D Rock leaves the table
andr3w321: raises $18 to $24
DocTiger: calls $18
*** TURN *** [Kc 4s 3c] []
DocTiger: bets $6
andr3w321: raises $386.75 to $392.75 and is all-in
DocTiger: calls $72 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4s 3c 8d] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DocTiger: shows [Jc 2c] (a pair of Deuces)
andr3w321: shows [4d Kh] (two pair, Kings and Fours)
andr3w321 collected $239 from pot
DocTiger leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $240 | Rake $1
Board [Kc 4s 3c 8d 2s]
Seat 3: DocTiger (small blind) showed [Jc 2c] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 5: andr3w321 (big blind) showed [4d Kh] and won ($239) with two pair, Kings and Fours
Seat 6: MI D Rock (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


Hand #3:
Okay this guy moves AI on a 4 to a straight board. Would you have made this call?

POKERSTARS GAME #2410790140: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($3/$6) - 2005/08/24 - 04:06:26 (ET)
Table 'Almeisan II' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: andr3w321 ($627.80 in chips)
Seat 5: egypt1177 ($89.40 in chips)
Seat 6: ForzzaVelez ($143.30 in chips)
egypt1177: posts small blind $3
ForzzaVelez: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to andr3w321 [:Td: ]
andr3w321: calls $6
egypt1177: calls $3
ForzzaVelez: checks
*** FLOP *** [ :Jd:]
egypt1177: checks
ForzzaVelez: checks
andr3w321: checks
*** TURN *** [9h 6s Jd] []
egypt1177: checks
ForzzaVelez: checks
andr3w321: bets $12
egypt1177: raises $12 to $24
ForzzaVelez: folds
andr3w321: calls $12
*** RIVER *** [9h 6s Jd 8h] [:Th:]
egypt1177: bets $59.40 and is all-in
andr3w321: folds
egypt1177 collected $65 from pot
egypt1177: shows [8d 6c] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $66 | Rake $1
Board [9h 6s Jd 8h Th]
Seat 4: andr3w321 (button) folded on the River
Seat 5: egypt1177 (small blind) collected ($65)
Seat 6: ForzzaVelez (big blind) folded on the Turn